Cooling Degree Days in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cooling Degree Days was 5,347 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cooling Degree Days in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, cooling degree days in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 5,347. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 5,347 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,125, in 1976.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,530 | 4,385 | 4,741 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,455 | 4,125 | 4,798 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,680 | 4,391 | 4,973 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,811 | 4,559 | 5,281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,819 | 4,605 | 4,988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,850 | 4,668 | 5,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,141 | 4,923 | 5,347 | 5 |
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More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2455 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0292 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0789 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling degree days in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cooling degree days in Sao Tome and Principe was 5,347 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 5,347 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,125 in 1976.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cooling degree days?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.